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On this episode, The Yaad follows up on our previous episode looking at the Essequibo border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. This time around, we spoke with Dr. Tamanisha J. John, on how the discovery of oil and other natural resources in Guyana and Venezuela has played a role in the dispute. Furthermore, she also spoke on how Western imperialism and foreign corporations had and at present, played a role in the conflict. Dr. John also gave an update on the recent meeting between both countries' heads of government in St Vincent and the Grenadines. To view our notes for this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyXIUUimi2ELKQQM5xCUuuw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, The Yaad spoke to Dr Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner on the origins of the Essequibo border dispute which sees Venezuela challenging the borders of Guyana which incorporates the region. The Essequibo region, rich in minerals and oil, is two thirds of Guyana. As such, given recent events in the past year of increase investments in Guyana's oil fields by multinational oil and gas entities, this December saw the Nicolás Maduro led Venezuela hold a referendum in the country for them to seek sovereignty over the Essequibo area. Still, to understand this issue, we have to look at the major moments in the past century that got us here. To view our notes for this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyXIUUimi2ELKQQM5xCUuuw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkment-politics/support

In recent years, the effects of Climate Change has been felt by every country within the Caribbean region. The situation has gotten so bad, that some cities are on the brink of Climate Departure. On this episode, we speak to the founders of Island City Lab, Dorraine Duncan and Jhordan Channer, on this phenomenon. Along with giving a picture of how Climate Departure will look like in the region, they also speak to how urban planning directly relate to climate departure as well policies that have been implemented and should be implement to address it. To view our notes for this episode, visit our website at: ⁠⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tenementyaad_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyXIUUimi2ELKQQM5xCUuuw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkment-politics/support

Our guest for the episode is Dr. Dalano DaSouza , assistant lecturer in Economics at UWI, Cave Hill and co-host of the podcast, A Lawyer & A Policy Analyst Walk Into A Bar. On this episode, the economics academic spoke on the IMF's Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RSF) where Barbados and Jamaica are the first Caribbean countries to access this new fund. Dr. DeSouza explained the program, what it means for both countries economically and express his professional thoughts on its criticism. Among other things, he also spoke a bit on the potential challenges and obstacles that the Resilience and Sustainability Trust may face in achieving its goals. To view our notes for this episode, visit our website at: ⁠https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/⁠ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, we speak to public health expert, Dr. Sherine Andreine Powerful on their recently concluded doctoral research. On the opening episode of the new season, Dr. Powerful explained the contribution of carnival to public health throughout the Caribbean. They outlined Carnival benefits to positive health and wellbeing for its participants; contributions to experiences of pleasure, healing, and liberation; and the opportunities for increased sustainability, inclusivity, and accessibility for greater community-and-population level impact. To view our notes for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, we spoke with David Salmon, member of the Political Awareness and Respect Initiative (the youth arm of Jamaica Office of the Political Ombudsman), 2020 Prime Minister of the National Youth Parliament and journalist at The Gleaner Company, on is January 2022 op-ed, "The Failure of Youth Programmes". Narrowing on Jamaica, he indicate the issues with why youth empowerment in the country has been at a standstill for years resulting in the country been one of the three nations in Central America and the Caribbean that was seen with a deteriorated ranking on the 2020 Youth Development Index. Throughout the episode, Mr. Salmon indicate why the Jamaican government's handling of the various youth groups is, “symbolic" in nature. He also expound on whether this growing trend of youth, identifying as Youth Advocates, will impact the symbolic nature of these government funded youth programs. He also elaborate on the possible solutions laid out in his article to tackle this issue. To view our notes and the transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, marine biology graduate, Aprille, guest host, where she spoke with Dr. Kimani Kitson-Walters. Dr. Kitson -Walters is the marine studies project leader and data monitoring officer at the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute. Marine scientist across the region, beginning in February, started to raise the alarm of the sudden death of the region's black long spined sea urchins (diadema setosum). Scientists have stated that the sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace that rivals a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983. On this episode, Dr. Kitson-Walters, spoke about the mysterious die off of these marine creatures and how their death will affect the marine biodiversity of the region. He also explained how a special network of marine biologist are tracking and trying to understand the cause of this recent die-off as well as how the general public can help them with their work. To view our notes and the transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of death, hanging, sexual assault and violence against women On this episode, we look at how efforts in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean are organising to get the death penalty remove from their constitution. We spoke to Annetta Jackson, attorney at law, from Antigua and Barbuda, on how the death penalty works in the anglophone Caribbean and the history of how gender has influence sentencing in the Caribbean especially death sentencing. Ms. Jackson also explain the work of Greater Caribbean For Life and their project “Building a Platform for Abolition Strengthening the Anti-Death Penalty Movement in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean”; and the intersectionality between gender and law and how that relationship affects gender relations in the today's Caribbean society. She also spoke a bit about the work that the collective she's a part of, Intersect Antigua, is doing by connecting Queeribbean and Caribbean Feminists through storytelling, art, & advocacy. To view our notes and the transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In mid February of 2022, thousands of Haitian textile workers took to the streets of this Port-au-Prince to demand a higher wage and better working conditions at firms that export to global clothing retailers. Currently workers earn 500 gourdes (approximately USD$5) for eight hours of work amid an inflation of 25 percent. On this episode, we speak to a young Haitian professional, living in Haiti about the protest. She also went into details about the government response to the inflation and gave an update on how the country is dealing with the pandemic. To view our notes and the transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

The Disabilities Act was passed in the Jamaican parliament on October 10th, 2014 and on February 14, 2022, it finally came into effect. The Act seeks to makes provisions to safeguard and enhance the welfare of persons with disabilities in Jamaica and prevent discrimination against them. With the legislation intended to protect and promote equal rights for the disabled and to prohibit discrimination against them, The Yaad spoke to Dr. Christine Hendricks, executive director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD). She spoke to us on the process involve in passing the legislation, how the act will change the attitudes of Jamaicans toward persons with disabilities, the disability certificate that the Act allows and much more. To view our notes and the transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of rape and sexual assault. In February of 2022, The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that a man can rape another man in Barbados. The finding from the Caribbean appellate court, which was the view of six members of the seven-judge panel, arose out of an appeal by the Barbados commissioner of police who had challenged a decision by a Barbadian magistrate who had dismissed a rape matter, claiming that a man could not rape another. The court, in allowing the appeal starting on the 9th of November 2021, ruled that the rape case against Stephen Alleyne, which was initially dismissed, is to be remitted to the magistrate's court for a preliminary hearing. On this episode, we spoke to Jeniece St. Romain, an attorney at law from Antigua and Barbuda, where she gave a brief overview of the case, clear up many public confusions over the legal jargons used in the media when discussing the case as well as give her opinion on the ruling; and what this ruling means for countries where the CCJ is the highest ruling court and the Buggery Act is enforce. To view our notes and the transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report was launched on Thursday January 14, 2022. Developed by the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), which is headed by renowned sociologist Dr. Orlando Patterson, the Report is a blueprint for the establishment of a comprehensive strategy to improve student performance and educational productivity across the sector. The 342-page document has 54 prioritised recommendations which include governance and accountability; early-childhood education; teaching curriculum, and teacher training; tertiary education; technical and vocational education and training (TVET); infrastructure and technology; and finance. On this episode, a follow up to our previous episode on what the report has to say about secondary schools, we speak to Ms. Christina Williams, president of the Jamaica's Union of Tertiary Students (JUTS) and current law student at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. She spoke on the report's recommendations to improve Jamaica's tertiary education sector and some of the challenges tertiary students are currently facing in the wake of covid. To view our notes and the transcript for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report was launched on Thursday January 14, 2022. Developed by the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), which is headed by renowned sociologist Dr. Orlando Patterson, the Report is a blueprint for the establishment of a comprehensive strategy to improve student performance and educational productivity across the sector. The 342-page document has 54 prioritised recommendations which include governance and accountability; early-childhood education; teaching curriculum, and teacher training; tertiary education; technical and vocational education and training (TVET); infrastructure and technology; and finance. On this episode, we speak to Ms. Danyelle Jordan Bailey, assistant Vice President of National Secondary Students' Council (NSSC) representative of Region 1 of the NSSC and student council president-elect at St. Hugh's High School for Girls. She spoke on the report's recommendations to improve Jamaica's secondary education sector and some of the challenges high schools students are currently facing in the wake of covid. To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

Come the 30th of November 2021, Barbados is poised to become the fourth anglo-republic in the Caribbean region following behind Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica. The world will see the island move from a democratic constitutional monarchy to a republic where Sandra Mason, the current Governor General, becoming the first president of the country and Mia Mottley, staying on as Prime Minister. We spoke to Roshanna Trim, youth development specialist and president of Barbados Youth Development Council about the country's monumental feat. Song: Truth and Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On Friday November 5, 2021, an emergency briefing over amending the 1938 Road Traffic Act took place in the Jamaican parliament. The issue was brought to light by a class action suit brought by software engineer, Maurice Housen, against the attorney general and the commissioner of police, that he had been denied due process as set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms. Housen is contending that fixed penalties for road traffic offences under the 1938 Road Traffic Act have not been increased by the Parliament or the Minister of Transport in accordance with Section 116 of the Act. The Yard spoke to one of the attorneys of Mr. Housen, Gavin Goffe, on the issue at hand, the events that led up to the emergency parliamentary session and what the amendments to the 1938 Road Traffic Act means for vehicular road users. Song: Truth and Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, The Yaad speak to Trinidad and Tobago's economist Marla Dukharan. Ms. Dukharan is a point of reference for monitoring regional developments and country-level economic performance, and is known for leading discussions and publishing reports on the Caribbean implications of global geopolitical developments. On this episode, she spoke to The Yaad about her predictions of debt default that some Caribbean economies will resort to and how other countries who were in the same predicament, handled debt dafault. She also went into details behind her 2020 statements, "The EU as an institution has adopted a discriminatory stance against some of the world's smallest and most disadvantaged countries”. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, The Yaad spoke with Minister of State in the Jamaica Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan. On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, the ministry launched the 211 Helpline which is to provide an avenue for children to report cases of child abuse. The State Minister went details about the program and its difference with the other helpline programs that exist. Mr. Morgan also gave an update of repealing Section 24 of the Children Care and Protection Act which labels children as "uncontrollable"; and an update on the Adoption Act of 1958 which was last amended in 1982. The Minister was also given the opportunity to speak on the government's drive to get more children between the age of 12 to 18 vaccinated and how the ministry is engaging with youths organisations. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, The Yaad speaks to Kristoff Ayala-Strachan, a current student at Old Dominion University studying Political Science and History, as well as the one of the analyst on The Bahamian Political Podcast, Spectrum Politics. On the 16th of September, Bahamians will have their general election and Kristoff spoke on the manifesto of the major political parties: the Arinthia S. Komolafe led - Democratic National Alliance (DNA); the Hubert Minnis led - Free National Movement(FNM); and the Philip Davis led - Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). He also spoke on the current political mood in the country and the different factors, including Covid - 19 and tourism, that has the potential to impact the election outcome. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, The Yaad spoke to Eleanor Terrelonge, executive director and founder of the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) about the ongoing issue of mining in the Cockpit Country. Throughout the episode, she expound on the repercussions that mining in the vulnerable area will have on the entire Jamaica. The Yaad also spoke to her about the recent IPCC report. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations mandated to provide objective scientific information relevant to understanding human-induced climate change, its natural, political, and economic impacts and risks, and possible response options. Their recent report spoke on the catastrophic reality the world is in, as it regards to the current and future effects of climate change. Eleanor went into details of how this reality will impact Small Island Developing States (SIDS), like Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, we speak to Ulises Calvo Borges, an official at the Cuban Embassy in Jamaica. In this episode, Mr. Borges, spoke on how the US sanctioned embargo on Cuba has hindered the country's development and has affected the island's response to Covid - 19; that is, reagents necessary for their development and the raw materials used for their manufacturing. He also went into details on the incidents of the 11th of July which led to a social disturbance in the country. Borges also gave context on the series of protests that took place in front of the Cuban Embassy in Jamaica. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the transcript of this episode, click here To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, The Yaad speaks to Rahym Augustin- Joseph, a current student at UWI Cave Hill studying for a BSc in Politics and Law, and the chair of St. Lucia Youth Parliament, on St. Lucia's upcoming election. On the 26th of July, St. Lucians will go to polls and Rahym spoke on the manifesto of the major political parties: the Allen Chastanet - led United Workers Party (UWP) and the Philip J. Pierre - led St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP). Rahym also spoke on the current political mood in the country and the different factors, including Covid - 19, that has the potential to impact the election outcome. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, The Yaad speak to Dr. Ishtar Govia, the lead researcher on the Caribbean Policy Research Institute's (CAPRI) recent publication,” Sun, Sand, and Sustainability: A Way Forward for Caribbean Tourism”. This report compares and contrasts the perspectives of different stakeholders in the Caribbean tourism ecosystem with respect to COVID-related survival, recovery, and transformation of the sector; where the main countries spotlighted were St. Lucia, Barbados, and Jamaica, given the relatively high dependence on tourism in these countries. Dr. Govia went through the data, she and her team gathered, to provide a snapshot of the problems with the current model of Caribbean Tourism. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, we speak to a young Haitian living in Haiti about the events happening in the country thus far. A conversation spanning over an hour, this young woman, an international relations professional, gave context on what it is like living in Haiti in 2021. A pandemic in a country that has not started national vaccination protocol as yet; on going protests, and the current hurricane season have already made many Haitians at home unease. However, the assassination of the head of state, Jovenel Moïse, in July of 2021, have created a more tense atmosphere for the Caribbean nation; already trying to grapple with decades of imperialism, exploitation and corruption and natural disasters, Song: Truth and Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, we speak to Ashlee Burnett, director of Feminitt. Ashlee speaks with The Yaad on period poverty in the Caribbean and the barriers in addressing period poverty in the Caribbean. As she goes into how the lack of focus on menstrual education contributes to period poverty, she also spoke on what Feminitt is doing to address period poverty. Feminitt Caribbean is a registered non-governmental organisation geared towards advancing gender justice in the Caribbean through education, conversation and social good using an intersectional Caribbean feminist lens. Ashlee also took the opportunity to speak on Feminitt Safe Cycle Report. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer To view Feminitt Safe Cycle Report, click here. To view the notes used for this episode, visit our website at: https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/ Don't forget to follow us on our social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9HHvNiUNWqCBaUy-tXi_-A Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click here to make a donation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, we speak to the director of advocacy at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute, Dr. Leanne Levers, on the institute's recent report: Fix the Village: Governance and Accountability for Children in State Care. The report examines the quality of state care for children in Jamaica. It focuses on the role that governance plays in the development and implementation of policies and programmes whose stated aim is to promote the best interests of children in need of care and protection. Song: Truth and Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

La Soufriere volcano, in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, has erupted, spewing ash and lava in a dramatic event that followed a declaration of disaster in the Caribbean nation. The “explosive eruption” began at 8:41 a.m. on Friday, according to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC). The centre had warned about alarming seismic activity at the volcano only a day prior. “All persons in the Red Zone are asked to evacuate immediately!” St. Vincent and the Grenadines' National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said in a statement on Friday morning. We spoke to the geologist and volcanologist and the director of SRC, Dr. Richard Robertson, on the volcanic eruption of La Soufrière. At the time of this recording, Dr. Richard Robertson was in St. Vincent & the Grenadines along with other members of SRC monitoring the volcanic eruption Speech: PM Ralph Gonsalves address to the nation on April 9, 2021 Song: Truth and Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, we speak to Diana McCaulay, author and director of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) about the organisation's recent publication, Red Dirt: A Multidisciplinary Review of the Bauxite-Alumina Industry in Jamaica. The document describes the history, evaluate the regulatory framework, and investigate the impact of the bauxite-alumina industry on Jamaica's land, economy, and people over almost seven decades. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, our guest is Dr. Jovan Scott Lewis, anthropologist and an assistant professor of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the author of Scammer's Yard: The Crime of Black Repair. In Scammer's Yaad, Dr. Lewis tells the story of three young and poor men striving to make a living in Montego Bay, where call centers and tourism are the two main industries in the struggling economy. We spoke to Dr. Lewis on the origin of lottery scamming in Jamaica, the rise of the practice and how it has provided agencies of reparation, crime and violence; and societal satire in Jamaica. Song: Truth & Tights - Protoje ft Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

On this episode, we spoke to Shenae, a criminology researcher, on the issue of crime and policy in Jamaica. Shenae spoke on the effectiveness of policies in Jamaica to combat crime and thus provided context on recent policies by GOJ to combat crime and their effectiveness. She also spoke on the relationship between crime and poverty in Jamaica and the social and economic reform needed in Jamaica to deal with the crime situation. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre (RCJCC) was built to accommodate 120 young boys between the ages of 12 to 18 who were deemed to commit an offense under the Child Care and Protection Act. RCJCC is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security. A report from the Independent Commission of Investigations, INDECOM, has revealed troubling practices at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre, in St. Catherine, which violate basic human rights. The podcast spoke to psychologist and child rights advocate, Alexis Goffe, to learn more about this report and the issues that are present in our correctional facilities. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

Over the years, the African vervet monkeys have raked havoc in the country of St. Kitts and Nevis. Having been in the country since the 16th century due to slavery and colonisation in the West Indies, there have been numerous policies over the years to try and control the primate population; from shooting the monkeys, to sterilisation them to consuming them in the form of a delicacy called tree mutton. Still, these monkeys have economical value as they contributed to tourism and have been used in medical research field to create vaccination for multiple virus that plague the human race. Nevertheless, these monkeys have created numerous problems on the West Indian country; the most notably is the agricultural sector where farmers have reported that hundreds of thousands of dollars have been lost to the monkeys. This led to the formation of the St. Kitts and Nevis Monkey Task Force whose aim is to control the pest population. The podcast spoke to Dr. Kerry Dore, biological anthropologist; human-primate conflict and ethnoprimatology expert and national co-ordinator of the St. Kitts and Nevis Invasive Species Project and a member of the Task Force, on the efforts of the island to control the monkey population. Song: Truth & Right - Protoje ft. Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

Jamaica is one of four countries in the world where abortion is completely illegal; where based on the Offences Against the People Act of 1864, with special reference to section 72 and 73, any involvement in participating in abortion to any degree, the individual is guilty of a felony and liable to be imprisoned for life, with or without hard labour. Now that the abortion debate is once more brought up in the political sphere, now under the strength of MP Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn, the podcast spoke to Kristina Neil, policy and research officer at the Women Empowerment For Change (WE-Change). WE-Change is one of the leading queer and feminist organisation in the region and has done immense work on advocating for legal abortions in Jamaica. Ms. Neil provide insight on the history of abortion and its legislation in Jamaica, the obstacles that advocates face in getting a change of the 1864 Act, the impact that unsafe abortions have on the most vulnerable in Jamaica and much more Song: Truth & Right - Protoje ft Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

The National Housing Trust (NHT) was established in the belief that homeownership could be facilitated by a public mortgage body that built homes and subsidised the loans to purchase them. The NHT is funded by a “tax” on formal employment equal to five percent of wages, which is to benefit the most vulnerable in society. However, based on the 2016 publication by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI), it seems that NHT requires far less money than it currently receives and that middle and upper-income contributors have received more mortgages than those in the lower income groups. The podcast spoke to the executive director of CAPRI, Dr. Damien King, on the issues of NHT and some of the Institute's recommendations for a more equal and equitable function of NHT. Song: Truth and Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

Lava began oozing out of La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Dec. 29. Scientists with UWI Seismic Research Center,(SRC) located in Trinidad and Tobago, said there was no explosive eruption. Instead, the magma reaching the surface is forming a growing dome in La Soufrière's crater. The volcano is also releasing gas and steam thus causing the alert level on the northern end of the island of St. Vincent, where La Soufrière sits, been raised to orange. We spoke to the geologist and volcanologist and the director of SRC, Dr. Richard Robertson, on the volcanic activity of La Soufrière. At the time of this interview, Dr. Richard Robertson was in St. Vincent & the Grenadines along with other members of SRC monitoring the volcano. Song: Truth & Rights - Protoje ft Mortimer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for the health sector and to manage the COVID - 19 pandemic. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for gender equality and the femicide happening in the country Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for crime, violence, and justice in the country. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for technological advancement of the country Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for youth development. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for youth development. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for family development in the country. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for the infrastructures, especially the housing sector, of the country Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for the development of the transportation sector. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what their plans are for the environment and the issue of sustainability. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what are their plans to address the country's water crisis. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we unpack the manifestos of both the JLP & PNP to see what are their plans for the development of the Agricultural Sector. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we give a brief overview of the constituency of St. Catherine North Central which is being contested by the PNP candidate, Desmond Brennan and the JLP candidate, Robert Nesta Morgan. Clarendon North Central comprises the community of Chapleton, Mocho and Rock River and we aired the plans and interviews with the candidates of their plans for the area. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we give a brief overview of the constituency of St. Catherine North Central which is being contested by the PNP candidate, Natalie Neita Headley, and the JLP candidate, Natalie Campbell - Rodriques. St. Catherine North Central comprises the community of Bog Walk, Above Walks, Sligoville, and Angels and we aired the plans and interviews with the candidates of their plans for the area. Song: Emergency - Vybz Kartel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we spoke to Ms. Sachel Clarke, feminist and president of the UWI branch of WE CHANGE about the record-breaking 30 women vying for seats in Jamaica's parliament and her expectations of them when given the power to make sustainable and impactful change for women in Jamaica. Song: Vybz Kartel - Emergency --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support

In this episode, we spoke to Christophe about the constitutional process of choosing a Prime Minister and a Member of Parliament in Jamaica. He also broke down the debate of whether it will be best for Jamaica to have a system where we vote for the prime minister and our member of parliament separately. Most importantly, he also spoke on the constitutional duties of the Members of Parliaments in Jamaica and how over the years, they have neglected to perform some of these duties. Song: Vybz Kartel - Emergency --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/checkment-politics/support